Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett has criticised the VAR team for sending on-field referees to monitor the game screen to rule out a Manchester United penalty during Alejandro Garnacho’s clash with Ruben Dias in a 0-0 draw at Manchester City. The
controversial incident occurred in the first minute of the game when Garnacho’s touch was tripped by Dias, a City defender, who fell in the penalty area. Referee John Brooks blew his whistle
immediately and showed Dias a yellow card and awarded a free kick to the Red Devils, but VAR official Paul Tierney did not upgrade the game to a red card.
“It was a close call and it looks like the clash started just before the penalty area,” the former สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน PGMOL chief said during his tenure as a pundit.
“The players’ speed brought the incident closer to the penalty area, which of course should have been a penalty under the rules. “
I have had the chance to watch the replays very closely and the evidence shows that the clash took place on the penalty line, and the outcome should have been a penalty for United. “
It was a close call The use of technology is very important. It should help Paul Tierney in the VAR room to make the right decision rather than intervene incorrectly.”
However, another former referee, Mike Dean, disagrees: “John Brooks made a good decision on the pitch. For me, it happened outside the penalty area so he made the right call.”